[Med-privacy] privacy principles

[peter marshall]

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  HHS'S LEVITT ANNOUNCES NEW PRIVACY PRINCIPLES, AGENCY ISSUES GUIDANCE
  [SOURCE: Center for Democracy and Technology, AUTHOR: ]
  HHS Secretary Leavitt announced Monday new key privacy principles for 
electronic health information exchange. In addition, HHS's Office of 
Civil Rights published new HIPAA Privacy Rule guidance, which provides 
important clarifying information on how the Privacy Rule governs 
covered entities engaged in electronic health information exchange. For 
example, it clarifies when covered entities must enter into business 
associate agreements with health information exchanges; it also makes 
clear that HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules cover consumer personal 
health records offered by covered entities. However, the guidance 
merely encourages the adoption of stronger privacy and security 
policies consistent with the new principles. CDT calls on Congress and 
the new Administration to implement a comprehensive, enforceable 
framework of protections for personal health information that builds 
public trust and facilitates widespread adoption of health IT.
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<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller> HHS'S LEVITT ANNOUNCES NEW
PRIVACY PRINCIPLES, AGENCY ISSUES GUIDANCE

 [SOURCE: Center for Democracy and Technology, AUTHOR: ]

 HHS Secretary Leavitt announced Monday new key privacy principles for
electronic health information exchange. In addition, HHS's Office of
Civil Rights published new HIPAA Privacy Rule guidance, which provides
important clarifying information on how the Privacy Rule governs
covered entities engaged in electronic health information exchange.
For example, it clarifies when covered entities must enter into
business associate agreements with health information exchanges; it
also makes clear that HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules cover consumer
personal health records offered by covered entities. However, the
guidance merely encourages the adoption of stronger privacy and
security policies consistent with the new principles. CDT calls on
Congress and the new Administration to implement a comprehensive,
enforceable framework of protections for personal health information
that builds public trust and facilitates widespread adoption of health
IT.

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